FACT Pilot Briefing

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+# Cape Town International Airport (FACT)
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+*Pilots taking part in events that depart from or arrive at FACT should make themselves familiar with this briefing page as well as with all existing charts.*
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+## Overview
+
+- Cape Town International Airport is the primary international airport serving the city of Cape Town, South Africa. 
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+- The airport has runway 19 / 01.
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+## Charts
+
+Charts are available from the AIP [here](https://www.caa.co.za/industry-information/aeronautical-information-aeronautical-charts/).
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+Chartfox charts are available [here](https://chartfox.org/FACT).
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+## Frequencies
+
+| Position    | Callsign           | Frequency (MHz) | Remarks |
+|-------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------|
+| FACT_ATIS  | Cape Town ATIS     | 127.000         | -       |
+| FACT_DEL   | Cape Town Delivery | 122.100         | -       |
+| FACT_GND   | Cape Town Ground   | 121.900         | -       |
+| FACT_TWR   | Cape Town Tower    | 118.100         | -       |
+| FACT_APP   | Cape Town Approach | 119.700         | -       |
+| FACT_F_APP | Cape Town Director | 124.350         | -       |
+| FACA_CTR   | Cape Town Area     | 125.100         | -       |
+
+## Departure Briefing
+
+### Clearance Delivery
+
+- **FACT_DEL** will be the Position responsible for issuing IFR clearances.
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+- When requesting IFR clearance, please provide your Aircraft Type, Stand Number and ATIS letter. 
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+- When requesting IFR clearance, please provide your **Aircraft Type**, **Stand Number** and **ATIS letter.**
+
+### Departure Procedures
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+- Comply with your assigned departure procedure and do not climb above your initial Climb Altitude unless instructed so. 
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+- You may be given intermediate climb instructions due to traffic. Do not climb above any assigned flight level. 
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+- Comply with any speed restrictions if provided. They are important to maintain adequate separation between traffic. 
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+- When approaching the runway, you'll be asked to report fully ready for departure. That means that when given line-up or take-off clearance, you're expected to be ready to do so without delay. If you need more time, please advise the tower. 
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+
+### Ground Operations
+
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+- **FACT_GND** will be the Position responsible for providing push-back and taxiing instructions. 
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+- Remember to squawk **Mode C** before taxiing. 
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+- If told to monitor a frequency, you're expected to tune in the frequency but not to contact the controller. He will contact you when able. 
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+- When approaching the runway, you'll be asked to report fully ready for departure. That means that when given line-up or take-off clearance, you're expected to be ready to do so without delay. If you need more time, please advise the tower. 
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+
+### Code F Restrictions
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+- **FACT is not Code F compliant**
+
+### Departure Timeline
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+- For Cross Africa, your slot time is represented as a **CTOT (Calculated Take off Time).** You'll be expected to push-back at **TOBT (Target Off Block Time)** between 15 and 20 minutes before **CTOT (depending on how the traffic is flowing at that time).**
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+- As far as Clearance is concerned, you can request it at any time before **TOBT**, as long as you'll be ready for push-back at **TOBT.** We suggest you request your clearance at least 15 minutes before **TOBT.**
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+- You should not need to connect to the network more than 60 minutes before your **CTOT.**
+
+## Arrival Briefing
+
+### Arrivals and Approaches
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+- As your flight is approaching, please make yourself familiar with the arrival and approach procedures for Cape Town.
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+- All pilots expect Runway 19 for landing.
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+- Pilots should plan for the ILS runway 19. 
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+- On initial contact with Cape Town International, you will be told the landing runway and the arrival. 
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+
+### Parking and Ground Operations
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+- When landing, pilots are advised to vacate as quickly as possible to allow for smooth operation.
+
+## Oceanic Operations
+
+- For Johannesburg Oceanic flights, you will not be required to request an Oceanic Clearance. 
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+- You will be requested however to maintain your Flight Level and an assigned Mach Number. 
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+- During Oceanic En-route, you'll be able to request higher flight levels, depending on availability.
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+- Position Reports will not be required. You may be requested from Oceanic Controllers to provide your ETO (Expected Time Overhead) for a specific waypoint. What the Controller is expecting is your time (as in, 1615z) at the specific waypoint. 
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+- Remain on your last ATC assigned squawk code until instructed otherwise. 
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+- CPDLC availability at Johannesburg Oceanic is at the controller’s discretion; if it is not explicitly offered, assume it is unavailable. 
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+- SELCAL is also available at Johannesburg Oceanic.
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+- SLOP (Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure) is also available at Johannesburg Oceanic.
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+From: **[VATSSA eAIP](https://eaip2.vatssa.com/)**   
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+Last update: **22/02/2026 17:35Z**